Tag: guns
Gunmaker H&K convicted for illegal arms exports to Mexico
A German court Thursday fined gunmaker Heckler & Koch 3.7 million euros (USD4.2 million) and gave suspended jail terms to two of its ex-employees...
Israel selling Uzi-maker IMI Systems to private firm
Israel is selling state-owned IMI Systems, maker of the Uzi submachine gun, to defense company Elbit Systems for more than half a billion dollars,...
BAE Systems to Provide U.S. Navy with Modernized Mk 45 Guns
The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems a $46.8 million contract option to deliver four additional Mk 45 Naval Guns. The contract modification calls...
India to buy guns worth $553 mn for border troops
India will buy more than 160,000 guns worth $553 million for troops on its disputed, high-altitude borders, the defence ministry said Tuesday. The defence acquisition...
101st Airborne Division fields US Army’s new modular handgun system
The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) is the first unit to receive the Army's new Modular Handgun System that began fielding the M17 and...
Estonia to Team Up With Finland for Joint Arms Deal
Estonia has said that it will join Finland to purchase heavy artillery from South Korea. Finland is expected to spend at least 100 million...
Heckler & Koch Bids to Replace its Own Tarnished Gun
Germany's biggest small arms maker is bidding for the contract to supply the German army's standard assault rifle. But Heckler & Koch's HK433 would...
At Rock Island Arsenal, small arms are a big deal
For most of its history, Rock Island Arsenal was a center for the production, overhaul, repair, inspection, testing and management of small arms...
SIG SAUER Awarded the US Army Contract for its New Modular Handgun System (MHS)
SIG SAUER, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Army has selected the SIG SAUER Model P320 to replace the M9 service pistol currently in...
China offers guns worth $14 mn for drug war: Philippines
China has offered the Philippines guns and equipment worth $14 million to wage its war on drugs and combat terrorism, Manila's defence minister said...
